The next pandemic is coming. Is it possible to say when?

Martha Nussbaum’s latest book challenges us to change the way we think — and feel — about animals. What role can wonder and awe play when pathos comes up short?

In 1815, the largest volcanic eruption in recorded history led to harvest failures across the globe. Today, a nuclear winter could bring the global food system crashing down. Is it possible to feed the world in the aftermath of a catastrophe?

The Green Revolution saved a billion lives, but it left a legacy of homogenous diets and distorted agricultural markets. What impact has this had on global health — and how can we move forward?

Wild animals outnumber farmed animals by orders of magnitude. Are we obligated to help them? And even if we wanted to, do we know how?

A reflection on ethics, animal cognition, and chocolate cake.

Everyone wants to know if plant-based meats are good for you. Despite what you might read, no one has a definitive answer.

China has spent millennia exploring the culinary possibilities of soybean curds. The West has barely scratched the surface.

Our daily lives are inundated with misleading claims about nutrition. That’s not just distracting — it’s also harming our health.

Five years ago, the National Institutes of Health cancelled the largest study on alcohol ever planned. Here’s why — and why you should be mad too.

Oral rehydration therapy is now the standard treatment for dehydration. It’s saved millions of lives, and can be prepared at home in minutes. So why did it take so long to discover?

Cultivated meat faces a wall of scientific skepticism, but investors haven’t been deterred. A decade in, how close are we to seeing it on our plates?